onhaparicurchrismasihavenowinmymind，adeionwhereofwillserveasadeionofhedaygenerally，misslivelyandmrsam，hefirsbelongingosewar，heerorobers，saredheballiwaswellknownhasamcherishedanardenpassionforlively，asalsodidoneofmarshall’sandanoherofcarey’sboys；forlivelywaslivelyindeed，andahearbreakingcoqueewihaliwasavicoryforsamrobers，when，risingfromherepas，shegavehimherhandforhefirs“figure”inpreferenceoeiherofhisrivalsheyweresomewhacresfallen，and，shakingheirheadsangrily，raherinimaedheywouldlikeopichinomrsamandhurhimbadlybunoanemoionofwrahruffledhepcidbosomofsamuelashislegsflewlikedrumsicksdownheousideanduphemiddle，byhesideofhisbewichingparnerhewholecompanycheeredhemvociferously，and，exciedwihheappuse，heyconinued“earingdown”aferallheohershadbecomeexhausedandhaledamomenorecoverbreahbusam’ssuperhumanexerionsovercamehimfinally，leavinglivelyalone，yewhirlinglikeaophereupononeofsam’srivals，peemarshall，dashedin，and，wihmighandmain，leapedandshuffledandhrewhimselfinoeveryconceivableshape，asifdeerminedoshowmisslivelyandallheworldhasamroberswasofnoaccoun

pee’saffecion，however，wasgreaerhanhisdiscreion

suchviolenexerciseookhebreahouofhimdirecly，andhedroppedlikeanempybaghenwasheimeforharrycareyoryhishand；bulivelyalsosoonouwindedhim，amidshurrahsandshous，fullysusainingherwellearnedrepuaionofbeinghe“fasesgal”onhebayou

one“se”off，anoherakesispce，heorsheremaininglongesonhefloorreceivinghemosuproariouscommendaion，andsohedancingconinuesunilbroaddaylighidoesnoceasewihhesoundofhefiddle，buinhacaseheyseupamusicpeculiarohemselves

hisiscalled“paing，”accompaniedwihoneofhoseunmeaningsongs，composedraherforisadapaionoacerainuneormeasure，hanforhepurposeofexpressinganydisincideahepaingisperformedbysrikinghehandsonheknees，hensrikinghehandsogeher，hensrikingherighshoulderwihonehand，helefwihheoher—allhewhilekeepingimewihhefee，andsinging，perhaps，hissong：

“harper’screekandroarin’ribber，

har，mydear，we’llliveforebber；

denwe’llgoodeinginnaion，

alliwallsindiscreaion，

ispreylilewifeandbigpnaion

chorusupdaoakanddowndaribber，

wooverseersandonelilenigger”

or，ifhesewordsarenoadapedoheunecalledfor，imaybeha“oldhogeye”is—arahersolemnandsarlingspecimenofversificaion，no，however，obeappreciaedunlessheardahesouhiru

ehasfollows：

“who’sbeenheresincei’vebeengone？

preylilegalwidajoseyon

hogeye！

oldhogeye，

andhoseyoo！

neverseedelikesinceiwasborn，

herecomealilegalwidajoseyon

hogeye！

oldhogeye！

andhoseyoo！”

or，maybehefollowing，perhaps，equallynonsensical，bufullofmelody，neverheless，asiflowsfromhenegro’smouh：

“ebodickandjurdan’sjo，

hemwoniggerssolemyyo’

chorushopjimalong，

walkjimalong，

alkjimalong，”&c

“oldbckdan，asbckasar，

hedamgdhewasnodar

hopjimalong，”&c

duringheremainingholidayssucceedingchrismas，heyareprovidedwihpasses，andpermiedogowhereheypleasewihinalimieddisance，orheymayremainandboronhepnaion，inwhichcaseheyarepaidforiiisveryrarely，however，haheeralernaiveisaccepedheymaybeseenaheseimeshurryingin199

alldirecions，ashappylookingmoralsascanbefoundonhefaceofheearhheyaredifferenbeingsfromwhaheyareinhefield；heemporaryrexaion，hebriefdeliverancefromfear，andfromhesh，producinganeniremeamorphosisinheirappearanceanddemeanorinvisiing，riding，renewingoldfriendships，or，perchance，revivingsomeoldaachmen，orpursuingwhaeverpleasuremaysuggesiself；heimeisoccupiedsuchis“souhernlifeasiis，”hreedaysinheyear，asifoundi—heoherhreehundredandsixywobeingdaysofweariness，andfear，andsuffering，andunremiingbor

marriageisfrequenlyconracedduringheholidays，ifsuchaninsiuionmaybesaidoexisamonghem

heonlyceremonyrequiredbeforeeneringinoha“holyesae，”isoobainheconsenofherespeciveownersiisusuallyencouragedbyhemasersoffemalesveseiherparycanhaveasmanyhusbandsorwivesasheownerwillpermi，andeiherisaliberyodiscardheoherapleasurehewinreionodivorce，orobigamy，andsoforh，isnoapplicableopropery，ofcourseifhewifedoesnobelongonhesamepnaionwihhehusband，heerispermiedovisiheronsaurdaynighs，ifhedisanceisnooofaruncleabram’swifelivedsevenmilesfromepps’，onbayouhuffpowerhehadpermissionovisiheronceafornigh，buhewasgrowingold，ashasbeensaid，andruhosay，haderlywellnighforgoenheruncleabramhadnoimeosparefromhismediaionsongeneraljackson—co

ubialdalliancebeingwellenoughforheyoungandhoughless，buunbecomingagraveandsolemnphilosopherlikehimself